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Zanvyl Krieger was born on 1 April, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland, US, is a businessman. Discover Zanvyl Krieger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

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Occupation Businessman
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 1 April, 1906
Birthday 1 April
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, US
Date of death September 15, 2000 (aged 94) - Baltimore, Maryland, US Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died Place Baltimore, Maryland, US
Nationality United States

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His wife is Isabelle Lowenthal

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Zanvyl Krieger Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Zanvyl Krieger worth at the age of 94 years old? Zanvyl Krieger’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated Zanvyl Krieger's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

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1992

Perhaps his best known charitable contribution was a $50 million challenge grant to the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences in 1992. It is one of the largest donations to a school of arts and sciences in the United States. The school was renamed in his honor after the donation.

1979

He sold his Orioles shares to Edward Bennett Williams in 1979.

1970

Krieger was best known for his philanthropy. After amassing a large fortune, Krieger started donating his wealth to charities in the 1970s. He was a benefactor to the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Jewish Museum of Maryland, The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Krieger Schechter Day School, American Visionary Art Museum, Sinai Krieger Eye Institute at Sinai Hospital, Krieger Children's Eye Center at the Wilmer Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences. Krieger started the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund to dispense his charitable money in 1978. Of his charitable works, Krieger said, "I did it because it gives me a great deal of satisfaction to be able to benefit others. I think the basis of life is satisfaction. We all do things to satisfy ourselves. If you have money, you might as well be able to enjoy it. I enjoy giving."

1966

In 1966, Krieger was named as lead of a Baltimore group awarded an alternate National Hockey League franchise that would come about if ownership for the conditional St. Louis franchise could not be found.

1952

Krieger was a major investor in Baltimore sports, including the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Clippers. He was a force in keeping the Colts franchise in Baltimore in 1952, but he later sold his stock to Carroll Rosenbloom. He regretted the decision when Robert Irsay moved the Colts to Indianapolis in 1984. Krieger later said, "When Irsay took the Colts, I was crushed. I felt I had lost my longtime friend. I felt I had given birth to something only to have this rascal come in and take it away. And the way he did it...it is something you never get over. Never."

1931

Krieger was a longtime lawyer at the firm Weinberg and Sweeten, staying with the firm from 1931 until his retirement in the 1990s. He was also an extremely successful businessman. He amassed his fortune through an investment in U.S. Surgical Corp. in 1964. The company brought a surgical incision stapling device developed in the Soviet Union to the United States.

1906

Zanvyl Krieger (April 1, 1906 – September 15, 2000) was an American businessman and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland. He was best known for his philanthropy, including major donations to the Johns Hopkins University and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Krieger amassed his fortune through an investment in U.S. Surgical Corp, which manufactured surgical staples.

The youngest of eight children, Zanvyl Krieger was born in Baltimore in 1906 to wealthy Jewish liquor sellers and distributors Herman and Bettie Farber Krieger. Owners of the Gunther Brewery and the largest distillery of rye whiskey in the country, his parents were very successful in business. Herman Krieger died when Zanvyl was just four. For high school, he attended Baltimore City College. After graduating high school, he attended the Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He subsequently attended Harvard Law School, joining the law firm of Weinberg and Sweeten after his graduation in 1931.